Cinco de Mayo = Margarita Time

Last year I got introduced to the pleasures of a good Margarita during my business trip to the United States when I sampled them at a number of Mexican restaurants.

As a souvenir of sorts, I picked up a massive bottle of Jose Cuervo pre-mixed Margarita from BevMo that I guzzled up within a couple of weeks.

After that, I decided to learn to mix Margaritas on my own, and I found a great recipe on the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), when my inbox got flooded with cool Mexican recipes including this awesome one for Margaritas.

I am trying this out this weekend, hopefully, my efforts come out looking this pretty :).

Perfect for summer
Perfect for summer
Spicy Margarita
 
Recipe Type: Cocktails
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 2 oz. Blanco Tequila
  • 1 oz. Cointreau (that’s triple sec)
  • 3/4 oz. lime juice
  • 2 slices jalapeno (remove the seeds and slice into wheels)
  • Cilantro (just a pinch)
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
  2. Shake and strain into an iced rocks glass.
  3. Garnish with cilantro and jalapeno spiral.
  4. For Salting the Rim:
  5. Pour Kosher salt into a dish.
  6. Slice a wheel off of an orange.
  7. Rub the rind along the edge of the glass (this helps the salt stick to the glass).
  8. Roll the glass in the salt.
 

Recipe and photo were taken from Domino.

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  2. says: Too Fond

    I love margaritas, too! It’s my cocktail of choice, and the salt around the rim is a necessity. 🙂

  3. says: BethFishReads

    I love, love, love a good margarita! This one looks so pretty.